Something whispers to me not to depend too much on the prospect that is opened before us, but I will not listen to such a sinister voice.

Observe how fast we move along and how the clouds, which sometimes obscure and sometimes rise above the dome of Mont Blanc, render this scene of beauty still more interesting.

Look also at the innumerable fish that are swimming in the clear waters, where we can distinguish every pebble that lies at the bottom.

What a divine day! How happy and serene all nature appears!" Thus Elizabeth endeavoured to divert her thoughts and mine from all reflection upon melancholy subjects.

But her temper was fluctuating; joy for a few instants shone in her eyes, but it continually gave place to distraction and reverie.
The sun sank lower in the heavens; we passed the river Drance and observed its path through the chasms of the higher and the glens of the lower hills.